Athena Tergis Live, Musical Portraits
On March 7, 2015, we featured a live performance by fiddler Athena Tergis, who introduced the upcoming Celtic Appalachian Celebration featuring the group Green Fields of America. Also on hand were her brother, percussionist Sean Tergis, and Hillary Flynn of the Irish-American Crossroads organization, who put the Celebration in the context of the ongoing local Irish-American Crossroads Festival.
Our second hour offered some portraits in song.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Athena Tergis with Sean Tergis | The Ewe with the Crooked Horn / Spoofiscary / Shetland Tune | (live) |
| The Green Fields of America | The Glendy Burke | The Green Fields of America (Compass) |
| Athena Tergis with Sean Tergis | Will You Come Down to Limerick / Aarrah Mountains | (live) |
| Athena Tergis | Jimmy Duffy’s / Mick Carr’s | A Letter Home (Compass) |
| Athena Tergis with Sean Tergis | A Lullaby for Haiti / Waltzing with Lars | (live) |
| Athena Tergis with Sean Tergis | (old-time tunes) | (live) |
| The Green Fields of America | The Catalpa | The Green Fields of America (Compass) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson | Leaving St Kilda | Hirta Songs (Stone Tape) |
| Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman | The Ballad of Andy Jacobs | Hidden People (Navigator) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Lee Murdock | Victory Rag, Spanish Is the Loving Tongue | Wordless (Depot) |
| June Tabor | The King of Rome | Aqaba (Topic) |
| Garnet Rogers | Stars in Their Crown | Small Victories (Snow Goose Songs) |
| Sheila Mac Donald | Pigeon Man | Tangle of Trees (s/p) |
| David Olney | The Suicide Kid | Through a Glass Darkly (Philo) |